Liverpool FC's chase of Burnley striker Danny Ings has taken a step closer to completion since the Clarets were relegated from the Premier League.
Ings scored the only goal in a 1-0 win away at Hull City last weekend, but it was not enough for them to stave the drop after results elsewhere went against them.
Reds' boss Brendan Rodgers is now set to land Burnley's 22-year-old striker, who runs out of contract in the summer.
His stay at Turf Moor is set to end consequently - though the Reds will have to pay a fee via an independent tribunal to acquire Ings' services, due to the fact he is under 24.
The money to buy Ings, who is expected to go for between £3 million and £5 million, is likely to be freed up by the sale of Iago Aspas - who is almost certain to turn his current loan spell to Sevilla into a permanent switch.
Ings is believed to prefer a move to Merseyside, despite the fact that he is attracting interest from the likes of Manchester United, Borussia Monchengladbach and David Moyes' Real Sociedad - whom the player travelled to Spain to personally speak with.
The currently Burnley striker has netted 10 goals for the Clarets in the Premier League this season, after scoring 21 goals on the way to Burnley's automatic promotion from the Championship last season.
He is thought to be one of a number of attacking signings on Rodgers' radar. The Northern Irishman already has Divock Origi to add to the ranks, having spent a year on loan at OSC Lille in Ligue 1.
Current strikers Fabio Borini, Rickie Lambert and Mario Balotelli are expected to leave over the summer whilst Daniel Sturridge will sit at least the first month of the 2015-16 campaign out through injury.
Aston Villa's Christian Benteke is another striker who has been linked with a move to Anfield in their place, with reports quoting a possible £32 million fee for the Belgian.